THE-SMARTER-E-EUROPE

The Smarter E Europe – Explore Sector Coupling for Yourself at Europe’s Largest Platform for the Energy Industry

The innovation hub The smarter E Europe, encompassing the exhibitions
Intersolar Europe, ees Europe, Power2Drive Europe and EM-Power, was
launched in 2018 and has seen impressive growth ever since. It will be
held for the second time from May 15–17, 2019 at Messe München and will
now cover 10 exhibition halls, making it Europe’s largest energy
industry event.

This growth is due in large part to the upward trend in renewable
energies. Since 2010, the proportion of energy generated worldwide from
renewable sources has risen from 20 to 25 percent. By 2030, we’re
looking at a jump to around 60 percent. In Germany, an average of
45 percent of all electricity generated already came from renewables in
the first quarter of 2019.

This dynamism is stimulating innovation and shaping the modern energy
industry. The buzzword of the hour is sector coupling – a unification of
the previously independent electricity, heating and transportation
sectors. For instance, a photovoltaic (PV) installation in Europe
measuring 17 square meters can now generate enough electricity to drive
an electric car 18,000 kilometers per year. This is a simple example,
but it clearly shows the potential at hand.

In this dynamic setting, The smarter E Europe addresses current industry
topics from renewable energies to decentralization and digitalization to
power-to-X – converting electricity into synthetic energy carriers such
as gas. These have become driving forces on the road to a new energy
world, alongside the direct use of renewable power and temporary storage
of this power in batteries. It is for this reason that The smarter E
Europe has decided to join together with Eurogas and Hydrogen Europe
starting this year to work with them toward the mutual goal of
establishing a decarbonized Europe.

The event organizers are expecting around 1,300 exhibitors and over
50,000 visitors from 160 countries in 2019, all of whom will have the
opportunity to visit all four exhibitions with a single ticket. Several
conferences with speakers from around the world will be running
alongside this offering at the ICM Munich from May 14–15, including the
Smart Renewable Systems Conference. Experts will be discussing the
opportunities and challenges presented by the energy market of tomorrow.